DTS

DTS Digital Surround is the standard for providing 5.1 channels of discrete digital audio in consumer electronics products and software content.

DTS 5.1 decoding inside.

DTS-ES is the only digital audio format capable of delivering 6.1 channels of discrete audio in the consumer electronics market. DTS-ES is also fully backwards-compatible with DTS decoders that are not Extended Surround equipped. Learn more

DTS 6.1 Matrix and DTS 6.1 Discrete decoding inside. Fully compatible with DTS 5.1 software.

DTS Neo:6 provides up to six channels of matrix decoding from stereo matrix material. Learn more

DTS Neo:6 is available in all DTS-ES-equipped receivers.

DTS 96/24 offers an unprecedented level of audio quality for multi-channel sound on DVD-Video, and is fully backward-compatible with all DTS decoders. "96" refers to a 96kHz sampling rate (compared to typical 48kHz sampling rate.) "24" refers to 24-bit word length. Learn more

DTS 5.1 and DTS 96/24 decoding inside.

DTS Digital Out indicates that a unit reads and passes the DTS bit stream via the device's digital output to a device equipped with a DTS decoder. This is a necessary feature for playback of a DTS soundtrack through a DTS-capable decoding receiver or preamplifier equipped with digital inputs.

DTS bitstream pass-through is necessary for playback of DTS soundtrack through a DTS-capable system.

DTS Interactive delivers real time, discrete multi-channel interactive playback for PlayStation® 2 games when connected to a DTS-equipped device such as an AV receiver.

NOT APPLICABLE

DTS Virtual down-converts DTS 5.1- or 6.1-channel soundtracks to stereo while processing a realistic simulation of surround sound for two-channel equipment such as headphones.

Found on some headphones designed to simulate a surround sound experience.